Hatchy - Jennifer

I am 22 years old, and a recent graduate of Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, USA. I left for Seoul, South Korea in August, 2005 and I have now been here about 6 months. I will leave in August, 2006. I am teaching English at a Hogwan (private school). Life can be a little crazy at this particular school as in most Hogwans.....but anyways I hope you find what I have to say somewhat interesting and funny at times....and maybe even convince you to come here for a year!
(In the picture I'm on the far left- we are at my friend Mary's apartment celebrating Thanksgiving!!!)

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By Hatchy
July 10th 2006

The DPRK , red flags, turning 23 Asia » North Korea » Kumgangsan

Kim Jong Il and Father
This is the picture we got in trouble for

What can I say about my trip to Kumgangsan? It began with me barely making it to meet the bus because of me being stupid and trying to take the subway all the way to Hongdae...i made it with minutes to spare and we were off on our 5-6 hour drive to the East side of Korea and up through the DMZ to the mountain of Kumgangsan. Crossing into the DMZ was a strange feeling, it seemed like we were crossing a line into a world of the unknown and stepping back into time by at least 20 years. The first [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
May 8th 2006

3 day weekends rock my soccer socks! Asia » South Korea » Seoul

Insadong on Buddhas Bday
I think hes supposed to be a flower.

Well, I haven't actually added a blog for a loooong time...so I guess I'll cover Buddha's Bday, as well as the 3 day weekend and the latest saga at the Hogwan. Maybe I'll forget about the Hogwan saga...don't feel like talking about work at the moment. Anyways...didn't too much for Buddha's Bday. Anna and I went to Insadong and saw a bunch of lanterns and stuff set up for the parade, but we had moved on to Gecco's by nightfall...we're never ones to pass up a nice margarita! hehe. This weekend we had 3 whole days!! YAY! No Wishing Well English [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
March 28th 2006

St. Patty's Day, etc Asia » South Korea » Seoul

St Patty's Day at Dublin Bar
The gals

Well, we had an exciting St. Patty's Day...not really. We all hung out at the Dublin Bar in Seoullung and had a few drinks. Claire and I left at like 12:30 or some insanely early hour like that....but we had a big day planned for Saturday, so thats okay. Saturday we spent the whole day in Seoul and hit all the major shopiing places. Claire bought a wig and we got chased by some crazy old lady (an ajuma)...meaning an old lady in Korean. See Claire was trying in a wig and after about 3 wigs, the lady got kind of [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
March 13th 2006

Note to self: 26.2 miles is a long long long time to run.... Asia » South Korea » Seoul

Before the marathon
My coach Jae is in the middle (he's the shortest one) and my friend Audrey is at the end. We are seeking shelter from the wind in the Kyobo Building next to the U.S. Consulate.

Well, I survived the bitter winds and the freezing temperatures of Seoul. I also survived 42.something kilometers of running.....something I will think twice about the next time I am presented with the chance to run a marathon. It wasn't so bad the first 16 miles, but after that I wanted to end it...haha. seriously, though the legs cramped up and I found myself looking for a subway station to make a last minute ditch....luckily there weren't any nearby at the time, so I finished in 4 hours, 43 minutes. It was rough, everyone was sick of the evil wind (I thought [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
February 12th 2006

Another week Asia » South Korea » Seoul

The girls at the potluck
My friends Anna, Rebecca, Claire..I'm in the middle, the only blond and the only American! There are very few of us left here in Bundang..

Well, its February in Seoul...and its a lot like January, haha. We had a good snow on Tuesday, and i promptly fell on my butt walking to school. It was pretty embarassing until the guy behind me fell down too. Saturday I got up at 4:30 am to get myself to Seoul and run along the Han River with my running group. We ran 11 miles and then went to the U.S, base and ran a 5k! So a total of 15 miles. Needless to say, I am a little sore today, but I feel more ready for the Seoul International [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
January 30th 2006

What didn't we do today? Asia » South Korea » Seoul

Insadong
The street of Insadong

Well, let's see. I met up with Anna and Mike today at around noon and we took the bus (that we waited for for about 30 minutes I swear!) to Seoul. They hadn't really seen too much yet so we were going to go to a palace, but ended up going straight to Insadong to meet up with Corey and Rebecca. Insadong is a really old street full of shops with Korean souvenirs and teashops and stuff. So anyways, we are waiting outside Starbucks and this reallllly old man comes over and starts talking to us. He wants us to sign [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
January 29th 2006

My Hair looks Fab Asia » South Korea » Seoul

TGI Fridays
Does it look like this guy can eat half a cow? Well, he did....haha

Well, today was interesting....I made an appointment a long time ago at Toni & Guy to get my hair done today. I always go to the same guy because he speaks English and he does a good job on highlighting and cutting. I had thought that it was strange that they were open on Chinese New Year, but whatever. So I show up today, and he had opened the salon just for me! Oh my gosh...I was embarassed that he had done that. I could have gone another day....so I spent 3 hours in an empty salon with my hairdresser. Kind [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
January 28th 2006

Happy New Year Asia » South Korea » Seoul

Crazy night in Itaewon
My friend Esther and I and some of the soccer gals

Well, it is Chinese New Year, and its pretty nice at the moment because everyone seems to have hightailed it out of Seoul. I can actually get on a subway without having to push myself into the car...haha. Last night a bunch of my friends and I; Karla from Canada, Tim from Canada and his friends Jeff and Devon, Mike and Anna from England, Corey from Canada and his wife Rebecca from New Zealand. It was great, quite an international crowd hanging out in an Irish Pub in Korea....haha Kind of an oxy-moron. We had a great time, Mike and I [View Full Entry]

By Hatchy
January 28th 2006

Some Pictures Asia » South Korea » Seoul

Holy Chow!!!
The Korean teachers and I having a before Christmas dinner at Holy Chow.

Here are some pictures from Mom visiting (Dec. 23-Jan.7) as well as some pictures from our school Christmas party back in December. [View Full Entry]

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